BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ
Memphis had added depth to its frontcourt through the transfer portal.
Stephen F. Austin transfer Thierno Sylla will play for the Tigers next season, the team announced in a statement on Monday.
The 6-foot-11 center averaged 3.1 points and 2.6 rebounds per game for Stephen F. Austin in his Junior year. Before playing for Stephen F. Austin, Sylla played for UCF as both a starter and a reserve.
The Guinea native will serve as the 14th member of Penny Hardaway’s 2025 recruiting class, joining Daniel Vieira-Tuck (Overtime Elite), Quante Berry (Temple), Dug McDaniel (Kansas State), Aaron Bradshaw (Ohio State), Julius Thedford (Western Kentucky), Ashton Hardaway (Saint Mary’s), Zachary Davis (South Carolina), Sincere Parker (McNeese State), Hasan Abdul Hakim (UTRGV), Mason Matthews (Lane College), Curtis Givens III (LSU), William Whorton (South Dakota State) and Simon Majok (KK Real Beograd).
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